Durham Canyon
Durham Canyon is in Shincliffe, County Durham, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Durham Canyon is situated nearby to the forest Pit Heap, as well as near the grassland Garden Centre Lawn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Mud
- Also known as: “The Grand Canyon of Durham”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maiden Castle and Durham University Oriental Museum.
Maiden Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort in Durham, England. It is listed as a scheduled monument. Maiden Castle is situated 3,700 feet north of Durham Canyon.
Durham University Oriental Museum
Museum
The Oriental Museum, formerly the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, is a museum of the University of Durham in England. The museum has a collection of more than 23,500 Chinese, Egyptian, Korean, Indian, Japanese and other far east and Asian artefacts. Durham University Oriental Museum is situated 1 mile west of Durham Canyon.
HM Prison Durham
Prison
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Durham is a Georgian era reception Category B men's prison, located in the Elvet area of Durham in County Durham, England. Built in 1819, the prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Durham is situated 1 mile north of Durham Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shincliffe and Houghall.
Shincliffe
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shincliffe is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. The parish population was 1,796. It is situated just over 1 mile to the south-east of Durham city centre, on the A177 road to Stockton.
Houghall
Hamlet
Houghall is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1.5 miles to the south of Durham city centre. It is also the location of the Houghall Campus of East Durham College, associated gardens, a small number of houses and a restaurant.
Old Durham
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Durham is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated approximately 1 mile east of central Durham and south of Gilesgate. The most northerly remains of a Romanised farmstead in the Roman Empire were excavated at Old Durham during 1940s.
Durham Canyon
- Category: landform
- Location: Shincliffe, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.75935° or 54° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.55938° or 1° 33′ 34″ westInception
July 18th, 2009Open location code
9C6WQC5R+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 38103734OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mud
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pit Heap and Garden Centre Lawn.
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